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Featured Learning Activities
This month's featured activities go with GLOBE's Clouds Protocol
Cloud Watch
Students monitor clouds and weather to begin to understand the connections between the two.
Estimating Cloud Cover- A Simulation
Students practice estimating how much of the sky is covered by clouds.
Observing, Describing, and Identifying Clouds
Students begin to learn cloud types and their names.
K. Global Carbon Cycle Model with Feedbacks Teacher Guide
This model builds on the Simple Carbon Cycle Model by including feedbacks in the global carbon cycle that modify the movement of carbon into and out of the atmosphere.
Model Materials:
Link to Online Computer Model
Plant-A-Plant Classroom Experiments
Hands-on cultivation experiments for the classroom, with options for structured, guided, or open levels of inquiry.
Plant-A-PlantTeacher Guide (pdf)
Materials List (xls)
What Do Plants Need to Grow? (pdf)
Seed Germination Lab Guide (pdf)
Structured Experiment: Light (pdf)
Basic Experiments (Guided Inquiry)
Temperature (pdf)
CO2 Decrease (pdf)
Water (pdf)
Mineral Nutrients (pdf)
Advanced Experiments (Open Inquiry)
Photosynthesis (pdf)
CO2 Increase (pdf)
Soil Respiration (pdf)
Mineral Nutrients II (pdf)
- Submitted By: Haley Wicklein
- Authors: Haley Wicklein
- Grade Levels: Secondary: 9-12
- Protocol(s): Biosphere, Carbon Cycle